drowning

Child, Age 8, Pronounced Deceased at Hospital After He Was Discovered Unresponsive in Pond in Wheeling

Fri Jun 12, 2026 12:30 pm Cardinal News

The Wheeling Police Department is investigating the death of an 8-year-old child following a drowning incident that occurred on Thursday night, June 11, 2026. At approximately 8:20 p.m. Thursday, June 11, 2026, police officers were […]

Illinois State Police at Twin Lakes in Palatine on Monday evening, June 8, 2026 (provided image)

Death Investigation After Pedestrian on Route 53 Leaves Route 53, and Jumps in Lake at Twin Lakes, Palatine

Tue Jun 9, 2026 01:58 pm Cardinal News

Police, firefighters, and paramedics from Palatine, and Illinois State Police troopers responded about 6:11 p.m. Monday, June 8, 2026 to a report of a suspicious person in the area of Euclid Avenue and Route 53 […]

Wilmette Fire Department rescue boat and divers in the waters of Lake Michigan near Light House Beach, Saturday night, September 13, 2025 (PHOTO: Craig/CapturedNews)

Hanover Park Man Dies in Lake Michigan Near Lighthouse Beach, Evanston; Two Others Rescued

Sun Sep 14, 2025 10:25 am Cardinal News

Three male swimmers in their twenties encountered trouble with waters in Lake Michigan near Lighthouse Beach in Evanston a couple minutes before sunset Saturday night. Two swimmers were rescued, and one was found deceased just […]

Round Lake Dive and SONAR boat and an Illinois Conservation Police boat at North Point Marina in Winthrop Harbor for a drowning on Saturday, July 12, 2025 (Craig/CapturedNews)

Identity Released for a Man Who Drowned Near a Dock at North Point Marina Winthrop Harbo

Tue Jul 15, 2025 03:56 pm Cardinal News

The Lake County Coroners Office released the identity of a man who was found deceased in the water at North Point Marina in Winthrop Harbor on Saturday, July 12, 2025. The deceased has been identified […]

Identity Released of Drowning Victim Near Illinois Beach State Park Near Zion

Thu Jun 19, 2025 03:19 pm Cardinal News

The Zion Fire Department, Winthrop Harbor Fire Department, and the Illinois Department of Natural Resources Conservation Police responded to a report of a missing swimmer about 6:26 p.m. Tuesday June 17, 2025 in the area […]

Identity Released of Child that Drowned in a Residential Indoor Pool in Bannockburn

Wed Feb 19, 2025 10:02 pm Cardinal News

The identity was released of a child, who is believed to have drowned on Monday, February 17, 2025, as Noah Probst of Peotone, Illinois The Deerfield-Bannockburn Fire Protection District and Bannockburn Police Department responded about […]

Lack of Construction Permit Listed Among Other Factors in Wrongful Death Suit After Boy Drowned in Pool in Richmond, Illinois

Tue Aug 6, 2024 03:17 pm Cardinal News

In Richmond, Illinois, the homeowners’ failure to have the design and construction of a swimming pool catwalk and deck approved by local municipal authorities to confirm compliance with applicable safety standards and requirements has been […]

Two Swimmers from Elk Grove Village and Mount Prospect Missing in Lake Michigan

Sat Jul 6, 2024 12:48 pm Cardinal News

Two men are missing after falling off of a boat in Lake Michigan Friday near Hammond, Indiana, officials said (Maher Kawash/ABC 7 Chicago). YouTube Tips ⓘ Search efforts in southern Lake Michigan resumed Saturday morning […]

Divers safe out of the water immediately after recovering body from Lake Arlington on Friday, August 4, 2023.

Cook County Medical Examiner Rules on Death at Lake Arlington

Sat Aug 5, 2023 04:43 pm Cardinal News

The Cook County Medical Examiners Office reported Saturday, August 5, 2023 that the water recovery incident at Lake Arlington involved the death of a 51 year-old man from Wheeling, Illinois. The manner of death was […]

Arlington Heights police blocked the entrance to the Lake Arlington parking until sometime between 2:00 p.m. and 3:00 p.m. Friday, August 4, 2023 when an on-scene death investigation was completed at the Arlington Heights Park District facility

Lake Arlington Lot, Path Re-Opened Friday, Boat House Re-Opened Saturday After Death Investigation

Sat Aug 5, 2023 04:37 pm Cardinal News

The Lake Arlington parking lot was re-opened between 2:00 p.m. and 3:00 p.m. Friday, August 4, 2023 after a fire department dive operation and police investigation caused the emergency closure of the walk/bike path around […]

Divers in the water to recover a body at Lake Arlington on Friday, August 4, 2023.

Fire Department Divers Search and Recover Body in Lake Arlington

Fri Aug 4, 2023 12:31 pm Cardinal News

Police, firefighters, divers and paramedics from Arlington Heights responded about 9:22 a.m. Friday, August 4, 2023 to a report that personal belongings were found near the beach and dock by the Lake Arlington Boat House, […]

Mount Prospect Man Dies of Apparent Drowning in Lake Catherine Near Antioch

Tue Jul 25, 2023 03:55 pm Cardinal News

Lake County Sheriff’s Marine Unit Deputies and firefighters and paramedics from Antioch were dispatched about 3:50 p.m. Saturday, July 22, 2023 to a report of a man who jumped into the water and did not […]

Kenosha Man, Age 25, Dies After Jumping into Water Channel Between Petite Lake and Spring Lake

Sun Jun 4, 2023 10:00 am Cardinal News

Lake County Sheriff’s Marine Unit Deputies, Lake Villa and Fox Lake firefighters, paramedics and divers along with other fire agencies responded about 1:05 a.m. Sunday, June 4, 2023 to the Long Channel, located between Petite […]

Waukegan body recovery Wednesday, April 19, 2023 (PHOTO: Craig/CapturedNews)

Preliminary Autopsy Results Indicate US Navy Sailor Drowned Before He Was Located in Waukegan Harbor

Thu Apr 20, 2023 11:11 am Cardinal News

The Lake County Coroner’s Office reported at 11:02 a.m. Thursday April 20, 2023 that preliminary autopsy results indicate US Navy Sailor Seamus Gray died from drowning. According to the Lake County Coroner’s Office, there is […]

Jason E. Karels, suspected killer of his three children by drowning in Round Lake Beach (SOURCE: Round Lake Police Department)

Round Lake Resident Arraigned in Triple Homicide of His Three Children in June 2022

Thu Jul 14, 2022 02:15 pm Cardinal News

(Lake County, IL) Round Lake resident Jason Karels on Thursday, July 14, 2022, a entered a not guilty plea related to the triple homicide of his three children, ages 2, 3, and 5 on June […]

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